Anchor Resources
Tools and Insights for Institutional Transformation
The Center for Community Wealth (CCW) provides comprehensive resources to help anchor institutions create lasting economic change in their communities. Our resource library combines academic research, practical implementation tools, and real-world case studies to support your anchor mission journey.
“Priced Out of Housing, Communities Take Development Into Their Own Hands”
NY Times, May 13, 2024
“DAN October 2023 Town Hall”
Featuring David Zuckerman, founder and president of Healthcare Anchor Network
“Inclusive, Local Sourcing: Purchasing for People and Place”
Healthcare Anchor Network
“Impact Investing 2020 Impact Report: Building Health by Building Communities”
From Intermountain Healthcare
Vendor Request Form
Can’t find a business on ShopBIPOC that meets your needs? Submit requests for specific vendor needs to our Small Business team.
“Culture, Collaboration and Capital: Leveraging Procurement for Economic Equity”
By Griffin & Strong P.C. | A special project of Living Cities
Urban Institute Report (May 2024): "Removing Barriers to Participation in Local and State Government Procurement"
By Brett Theodos, Sophie McManus, Tomi Rajninger | Urban Institute | May 1, 2024
Update: AHEC’s On-Call Skilled Trades List
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
St. Joseph Hospital: Workforce Challenges and Win-Win Solutions
Anchors Aweigh, January 2023
University Hospitals Hiring and Training Programs
Healthcare Anchor Network Case Study, August 2023
Social Determinants Key to Diversifying Health Workforce
By Erik Cliburn, April 17, 2024 Insight into Diversity
The Anchor Strategy — A Place-Based Business Approach for Health Equity
Published in The New England Journal of Medicine (January 12, 2023)
New Offering for CCWB’s Small Business Partners: Hands on BidNet Workshop
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
Local Businesses Help With Grand Opening of the Vida Building on the New CSU Spur Campus
Anchors Aweigh, March 2022
ShopBIPOC Directory
A free, searchable platform featuring 600+ Colorado-based, BIPOC-owned businesses.
Metropolitan State University of Denver Leads the Way in Gathering Additional Data About its Vendors
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
Kaiser Permanente Makes Major Commitment to Worker Ownership
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
Holiday Market at St. Joe’s Benefits Local Vendors and Our Community
Anchors Aweigh, January 2023
Eat.Local.Food Features 10 Local Caterers at CSU Spur
Anchors Aweigh, January 2023
Higher Education's Anchor Mission: A Sharpened Imperative and a Framework for Action
By Julia Anderson and David Zuckerman
Healthcare Anchor Network
National collaboration of leading healthcare systems Resource hub for healthcare-focused anchor work
Grand Opening of CSU Spur’s Terra Building
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
From Roadmap to Reality: Implementation Strategies for Upstream Investments in Community Health
From Nationwide Children's
Drexel University Guides
From Drexel University
Diversifying Vendors: Auraria Higher Education Center’s On-Call Skilled Trades List
Anchors Aweigh, March 2022
DAN February 2022 Town Hall: Intermountain Healthcare’s Local Impact Investing
Anchors Aweigh, March 2022
Curated Caterer List
A vetted list of professional caterers who have completed CCW's Feeding Anchors training program.
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) Anchor Learning Network
Network for CUMU members committed to anchor mission
CCW's Anchor Mission Framework Infographic
One-page visual overview of anchor strategies
Advancing the Worker Cooperative Sector in Metro Denver
Anchors Aweigh, July 2022
"Place-based Investing: Creating Sustainable Returns and Strong Communities"
From Healthcare Anchor Network
"The Procurement Economy as a Path to Equity"
By Jorge Jimenez, Aspen Institute
"Improving the Economic Health of a Community Through Supply Chain Purchasing Power"
By Bich Ha Pham and David Zuckerman, Healthcare Anchor Network
"Building the Pipeline to a Healthy Community"
From Healthcare Anchor Network
"How Healthcare Anchor Network Members are Making Place-Based Investment Commitments to Address the Upstream Determinants of Health”
From Healthcare Anchor Network